Signaling device



G. ROSCOE. SIGNALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 19.21.

1,407,822, Paentd Feb. 2 1922.

G H3001 My I am UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE ROSCOE, OF TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA.

SIGNALING DEVICE.

To oZZ whom it may concern:

Be. it known that I, GEORGE Roscoe, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Two Harbors, in the county of Lake and Statev of Minnesota, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Signaling Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to signaling devices fo automobiles and has special reference to a manually operated signal indicating the anticipated movement of the automobile.

The principal object of the invention is that of simplicity of construction.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the further descrip tion thereof.

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming part of this application in which like reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the signal ing device showing one of the signaling members in active position,

Figure 2 is a front elevation with all of the signaling members in inactive position and housed, and

Figure 3 is a top plan view of Figure 2.

1 represents an oblong uprighthousing, preferably constructed of suitable sheet metal and having a supporting arm 2 attached thereto as at 3, said arm terminating at its opposite end in a suitable clamp a, by which it may be attached at any convenient place on an automobile, for example on the wind shield frame 5.

Adjacent the upper end of the receptacle is athrough bolt 6 forming the pivotal support for the signal vanes, one of which is indicated at 7, and which are preferably of approximately the same shape as that portion of the receptacle below the bolt 6, they each being pivotally mounted upon the bolt and extend through the open upper edge wall of the receptacle, said open portion being indicated at 8.

There are preferably three of such signaling vanes, the other two being indicated at 9 and 10.

I have shown as depending from the upper end wall of the receptatcle two division walls 11, through which the bolt 6 passes, and which are for the purpose of more correctly lining up and supporting the signaling members Specificationof Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 28, 1922 Application filed September 3, 1921.

Serial No. 498,272.

Intermediate of the members 7, 9 and 10, the various walls of the receptacle, and the division. walls, are installed fiber washers 12 which may be so tightly'united by the bolt -6 as to prevent the vanes from changing Another feature of the invention is that of having the rearmost signal vane provided with the word Stop so that in the event of something unusual occurring, and during a moment of excitement the operator of the car may reach forwardly to operate the device, and the vane most likely of contact being the rearmost one, the action would resuit in displaying the word Stop, and so signal an approaching car from the rear.

The other two signaling vanes are provided as desired with the words Right and Left on both sides thereof so as to properly indicate both forwardly and backwardly,

The lower portion of the inner edge of the housing 1 I prefer to have covered or closed with an edge wall 17 and in the bottom of the receptacle is fastened three spring members or clips 18, their attachment to the bottom of the receptacle being by rivets as at 19, while the inner ends are somewhat concaved and normally extend upwardly slightly to receive the falling free end of each signaling vane as it returns to its inactive position within the housing. These spring members are for the purpose of preventing rattling or dislodgment of the vanes, as is obvious.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An automobile signal of the class described comprising an upright, oblong housing, a supporting arm fixed to the housing having means for attachment to a part of the automobile, a plurality of thin fiat signal arms pirotally mounted adjacent the upper end of the housing, said arms having a reduced portion thereof extending inwardly beyond and above the receptacle towards the automobile, the reduced portions of the outermost arms divergii'ig, by which they are actuated, said arms being held trictionally tight within the receptacle whereby they will remain in any position placed manually, substantially as and for the purpose described. a

2. An automobile signal of the class described comprising an upright, oblong housing, a supporting arm fixed to the housing having means for attachment to a part of the automobile, a plurality of thin flat sig nal arms pivotally mounted adjacent the upper end of the housing, said arms having a reduced portion thereof extending inwardly beyond the receptacle towards the automobile and above the receptacle by which they are actuated, the reduced portions of the outermost arms diverging, said actuating portionsbeing sufficiently close together to be simultaneously operated in an emergency,

and the real-most one of said arms carrying a stop signal.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of a witness:

enoaen ROSGOE.

Witness S. C. BRONSON. 

